There’s not a better trio of respective dads than the likes of Stellan Skaarsgard, Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth, all of whom are quite entertaining in their hapless roles as men pulled in to a wedding of a girl that may be their long lost daughter. Probably the stand out is Pierce Brosnan who presents a great chemistry off of Meryl Streep as Sam, the man pushed away after a brief fling. These three are never afraid to get goofy in their performances and can handle the singing quite well when they need to. Amanda Seyfried is given a big responsibility to carry the role of Sophie, an idyllic dreamer who hopes to find her father bringing the entire scenario together and shines vocally and charismatically as this young girl who uses her wit to bring together this group of people to bring closure to her biggest question. Seyfried handles the role well and she’s a thrill to watch.
These past few decades haven’t particularly sold me on the Witchblade franchise that’s for sure. For one, I never found too much to take away from the comic book beyond Michael Turner’s fantastic art, and then here came the TNT Television series that was nothing but underwhelming and completely void of any potential to rise above the television crime series doldrums it practiced.
